Semele in Seattle

Seattle Opera scored an extraordinary triumph with a timeless and beautiful modern-dress production of Handel’s opera that delivered “endless pleasure.”

Revival Meeting

Several contenders are bidding for the legacy of New York City Opera in the hopes that the company — or a simulacrum of it — might be resurrected. Do those vying for a City Opera comeback know what they're getting themselves into, and is there still an audience to engage? BRIAN KELLOW reports.

Following @Joyce DiDonato

The mezzo of the moment is using every available digital resource to bring her passion for unadulterated opera to current fans and potential new audiences.

Road Show: Gerald Finley in Toronto

The Canadian baritone extols the eclectic virtues of his native country’s most populous city. By ERIC MYERS

Lifting the Veil

In Verdi’s original Don Carlos, Princess Eboli was a full, rich creation — one that has been obscured in truncated versions of the opera. As the opera returns to the Met repertory, WILLIAM R. BRAUN fills in some of the blanks in this fascinating character.

Original Blend

Beth Morrison brings a highly personal style to the distinctive brand of new music-theater her company is developing for stages large and small.